Battery feed for looms,



A. E. RHOADES BATTERY FEED FOR LGOMS.,

Armcmon mi 11.4. ma.

Patented oct. 7,1919. f

2 SHEETS-SHEET l Inven'ror. Alonzo E. Fhocldesl byvflewdsndefmmml ATTYS.

ma n.unnn .AunnlAPli en.. Humm" A. E. RHOADES.

BATTERY FEED F08 LOOMS.

APILICATIGI FILED IAR. 4| 1919.

Patented Oct. 7,1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

by Mamaufrm Till MUMIIA wmlm C0.. WMUHI'I'BN, E. f

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iii' :the discharge ofl the filling carriers theretransverse sectienyorfarspeent portie-1150i the lqomxneeesawm the ,dislsur 0f Ythe inventionwlets, preferred fomembode therein; l

Willeppar mere fellyefraqehe mevmunystandfgseeuredtoethe loom frame.Upon as this V,moyennant takesl place the tooth 11 the ealllforllingaeplenishment this trans; ferrer arm which extends in between thedislisrof the'feeedermeves downwardly engaging the illing Vearrier andtransfers it from the feeder to the `shuttle then located therebeneathon the lay. Y' T f The rotation of the feeder to present. aVjilling,earrierdin position for transfer issleklred 'by a feed pawlshown as a suitably shaped plate 9 carried by a'pi-otf's'haft 10 on thetransferrer arm 6, 4 The tooth of this feed pawl is a projectionYllflexteding lateraly #from Vthe Yplate*Stand properly liapedto engageEWith the ratchet teeth. TvThe Vplate J9 'constituting the? feedpawl isprovided' with an upwarfly'extendlng extensionVV presenting a Yface 13oppositethe hair 3fof the feeder and adaptedto'havea sliding contacttherewith; The extension 12 isiipreferably formed `with a` laterailyYextending Vlag or projection letV so 'as to increase the width offtlre'face 13 Vand' consequently d'innish'the Wea-r between this face and thehuh 3. The contour of the face 13V isLso Slapedlasin coperation withthehub3 to giveitheY required movement to the feed w1 Y, Y Y Y Y .V paItwill be observed that the feed pawl at its pivotal point lOziscarried-by the trans ferrer' andcosequentlymovesup and i down trasferrerWhen :the feed pavvl aetuates*theV ratchetwheel 5 to Vrotate thefeederthe ferd pavvl rests upon the head' 15 of the transferrer arm, thetooth 11V of" the `feeipawl'is seated :against a tooth of the ratchetwheel, and the feedtpavvl isV rnoved bodilyjwith the transferrer arm inan u Ward"direction` about the' pivot 7 of t e 40 transferrer arm to ivethe Vrequired actuating'movement; Wien' Vthe"'tranef'errer arm descendsit carries with it the pivotali int 10jof the feed pawl'andi'thusYcarries the tooth of the feed :pawl downwardly to a position from whichupon its actuating Inoveinent it may again engage a toothiof the ratchetwheelgj v 1 Theobject of this invention: isby means of theextension i2and its'face 13 in sliding engagement with the hub V3of the feeder sotodirect the path of the'tooth ofrthe'feed pawl that'a proper coperativeaction ofthe Y Vtooth of the feed pavvl Avvitlfrthe teeth of theratchet' wheel may at allY times be effected;

YY[l1e"pa rts are Yso constructed!A and ,Y arranged, as for example'VasV shown in the drawings, that when the'transferrer arln 6 is1 in itslovvermost position, asl shown in Fig.

3, the extension 12 will Vhave V the upper portin of'its face 13restingfaganst'the huh 3. As `the` -transferrer arm ascends' it carriesupwardly thepivotal point 10 and the face 13 ofthe extension 12 slidesupwardly ou thehub 3 V*roclri1`1g thefeed pawlabout pivot. VThepz'mrtsVare soproportoned that of :the feed paw] is guided into seatingengagement With the base of the proper tooth of the ratchet Wheeljust-about as the head 15 ofthe-transferrer arrn cornes into engagementwith the bottom edge of the feed paWl Seas shown in Fig. 4. Thus meansare Fi 1. y Y Y 4etrogradeiino-vement of "the feederV is prevented bytheV usual detent pa-Wl 16 pivoted at 1'? to the stand 8 and Inovahleby` gravity dueto the'weighted foot 18 to bring lits tooth 19 intoengagementwith the teethV of the ratchet Wheel". i A lateraiin'g 210carried ,byan extension v21 enga es the inner periphery of theflange 22'o theratchet Wheel to prevent accidental disengagement of the detentpawl and ratchet. Y Y

f Means vare also providedI as usual by Whioh the feed pawl may bethrownY out of engagement with the ratchet wheel'toenable the feeder tobe rotated and set by hand andV for tlzlispu'rpose the handle 23 isV ro-'vided projecting laterally from" Ythe eed pavvl in position to begrasped bythe op'- erator.` j er It WillV thus be seen thatthe'oonstruetion provided is of a simple vand eflicient nature and lonein which the 'movement of the feed -pavrlis so' controlled Vby thecooperation of the extensionhlli sliding on the hub 3 as to eliminateany diieulty in the proper enholda Series'of filling rcarriers, aratchet Wheel rotatable therewith, a feed pawl, and

an extension on said feed paw] having efface in'sliding engagementWith'the hub yof the feeder 'and acting to guideYV the feed pawl/in itsactuating movement until its tooth is seated and to seat said tooth inengagement with thebase of the tooth of the ratchet wheel tobe actuated.A Y

' 2:. In a loom a rotatable filling feeder' to hold a series of fillingcarriers, a ratchet wheel rotatable therewith, a pivotely mountedtransferrer erm, a feed pewl pivotally mounted on the transferrer erm2and en extension on said feed pawl having a face in slidin engagementwith the hub of the feeder w ereby the movement of the feed paw isjointly controlled by the movement of the transferrer arm and by saidextension to insure the proper eoperetve aotion of the tooth of the feedpawl and the teeth of the ratchet Wheel.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

ALONZO E. RHOADES.

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